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About Marie
Biography
Marie focuses her practice primarily on commercial litigation and white collar defense matters. Her experience includes matters involving contractual disputes, trade secret and confidential information disputes, asbestos defense, professional liability actions, fiduciary disputes, creditors' rights issues, and white collar-defense. Marie's representative matters include an active asbestos defense practice where she has successfully received summary judgment numerous times for several companies. She has defended asbestos actions in Delaware, California, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wyoming. She is the supervising attorney for the firm's asbestos defense practice.
Marie is an accomplished horsewoman. In high school and college, she traveled extensively throughout the United States to compete in three-day eventing competitions. Marie has earned a number of prestigious awards including First Place, Mid-South CCI three-day eventing competition in Lexington, Kentucky; United States Pony Club Cavalry Award for winning an international eventing competition; and United States Pony Club Harry T. Peters Award, which is awarded to the highest ranking eventing rider for excellence in riding and horsemanship at the United States Pony Club Nationals.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Employment and Labor
50%
Securities and Investment Fraud
25%
White Collar Crime
10%
Wrongful Termination
10%
Fees and Rates
Licenses
Licensed in West Virginia for 10 years
State: West Virginia
Acquired: 2015
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 11 years
State: California
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 12 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2013
No misconduct found
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 17 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 2008
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Jersey for 17 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 2008
No misconduct found
Location
DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis & Berardinelli
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, Suite 2527, New York, NY, 10010
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436 7th Ave Fl 30, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219-1826
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"If you are looking for a talented, rising star, Marie DeForest should be your pick. Marie couples her innate intelligence and unparalleled drive for success to bring positive outcomes for her clients. She does all that with a sense of care and comfort that makes her easy to work with and trust."
"Marie DeForest is a successful attorney in representing both individuals and companies. She has handled complex technical cases as well as cases where the matters are relatively straightforward. Her strong competitive drive comes from her athletic background and serves her well in representing her clients. There is no case too difficult for her."
David Berardinelli
Employment and labor lawyer
Walter Deforest
Litigation lawyer
Experience
Honors
2023
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2022
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2021
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2015
Advocate Designation, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
2008
Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor & Employment Law, American Bar Association & Bureau of National Affairs
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Associate, then Partner, DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis & Berardinelli
2008 - 2012
Associate, Conrad O'Brien P.C.
2007 - 2007
Employment Litigation Intern, Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General
Associations
2015 - Present
University of Richmond Alumni AssociationNYC Planning Committee
2013 - Present
American Bar AssociationWomen Rainmakers Committee
2012 - Present
New York City Bar AssociationMember
2012 - Present
New York County Bar AssociationMember
2008 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember
2010 - 2011
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationCo-Chair Mentoring Task Force
Sample of Legal Cases
Case 1
Won Motion to Dismiss
Case 2
Obtained Summary Judgment for Client
Case 3
Resolution of SEC investigation without criminal charges
Education
2008
Univ of Richmond T C Williams SOL
J.D.
2005
Univ of Richmond
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2015
Fall Programming Event, Women Rainmakers Committee
How to Ask for New Business and Seal the Deal
2014
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Spring Conference
Practicing Law While Breaking the Confines of Implicit Bias in and Outside the Courtroom
2012
Women's Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion on Solutions to Issues that Women Face in the Legal Profession
2010
Women in the Profession Mid-Year Meeting
How to Be a Mentor/Find a Mentor
Publications
2016
Legal Column, DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis & Berardinelli
Implementation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
2015
Legal Column, DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis & Berardinelli
Do You Think You Know What You Can Tell Your Non-Supervisory Employees to Do
2015
Legal Column, DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis & Berardinelli
Protecting Your Confidential Information & Trade Secrets
Languages
English